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In the year 1926
1,157 Notable birthdays
Jorge Anaya
Argentine admiral (1926–2008).
Born September 27th, 1926 in Bahía Blanca.
Died January 9th, 2008 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Oliver Selfridge
British computer scientist (1926–2008).
Born May 10th, 1926 in London.
Died December 3rd, 2008 at 82 years old in Boston. [ref]
John Morris
American film score composer (1928-2018).
Born October 18th, 1926 in Elizabeth.
Died January 25th, 2018 at 91 years old in Red Hook. [ref]
Jack McDuff
American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1926-2001).
Born September 17th, 1926 in Champaign.
Died January 23rd, 2001 at 74 years old in Minneapolis (heart failure).
Eric Stanton
American fetish illustrator (1926-1999).
Born September 30th, 1926 in New York City.
Died March 17th, 1999 at 72 years old in New York City.
Joseph Francis Shea
Aerospace engineer (1926-1999).
Born September 5th, 1926 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1999 at 72 years old in Weston.
Piero Umiliani
Italian composer (1926-2001).
Born July 17th, 1926 in Florence.
Died February 14th, 2001 at 74 years old in Rome.
Joachim Fest
German historian (1926–2006).
Born December 8th, 1926 in Karlshorst.
Died September 11th, 2006 at 79 years old in Kronberg im Taunus.
Jean-Marie Lustiger
French catholic cardinal (1926–2007).
Born September 17th, 1926 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 5th, 2007 at 80 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer, bone cancer). [ref]
Sadegh Khalkhali
Iranian cleric and executor (1926–2003).
Born July 27th, 1926 in Ardabil.
Died November 26th, 2003 at 77 years old in Tehran.
Salah Zulfikar
Egyptian actor and producer (1926–1993).
Born January 18th, 1926 in El Mahalla El Kubra.
Died December 22nd, 1993 at 67 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Rechavam Ze'evi
Israeli politician, minister of tourism, and israel defense forces senior officer (1926-2001).
Born June 20th, 1926 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2001 at 75 years old in Jerusalem.
Riz Ortolani
Italian film composer (1926-2014).
Born March 25th, 1926 in Pesaro. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2014 at 87 years old in Rome (bronchitis).
Jerome Courtland
American actor, director and producer (1926–2012).
Born December 27th, 1926 in Knoxville.
Died March 1st, 2012 at 85 years old in Santa Clarita. [ref]
Joe Kubert
Polish-born american comic book artist (1926-2012).
Born September 18th, 1926 in Ozeriany.
Died August 12th, 2012 at 85 years old in Morristown (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Kristen Nygaard
Computer scientist, mathematician (1926-2002).
Born August 27th, 1926 in Oslo.
Died August 10th, 2002 at 75 years old in Oslo (myocardial infarction).
Sami Michael
Iraqi-born israeli author, novelist, civil rights activist.
Born August 15th, 1926 in Israel, Baghdad.
Died April 1st, 2024 at 97 years old in Haifa. [ref]
Alex Sanders
British wiccan priest (1926–1988).
Born June 6th, 1926 in Birkenhead.
Died April 30th, 1988 at 61 years old in Sussex (lung cancer).
Raymond Gosling
British physicist (1926-2015).
Born July 15th, 1926 in Wembley.
Died May 18th, 2015 at 88 years old
Yehuda Bauer
Holocaust survivor and israeli historian (1926–2024).
Born April 6th, 1926 in Prague.
Died October 18th, 2024 at 98 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Hanae Mori
Japanese fashion designer (1926-2022).
Born January 8th, 1926 in Muikaichi.
Died August 11th, 2022 at 96 years old in Tokyo (senility). [ref]
Biff McGuire
American actor (1926-2021).
Born October 25th, 1926 in New Haven.
Died March 9th, 2021 at 94 years old [ref]
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
Greek politician, former president of the hellenic republic.
Born August 15th, 1926 in Patras.
Died November 20th, 2016 at 90 years old in Henry Dunant Hospital Center (pneumonia). [ref]
John George Kemeny
Jewish-hungarian american mathematician, computer scientist, educator, and president of dartmouth college.
Born May 31st, 1926 in Budapest.
Died December 26th, 1992 at 66 years old in Etna.
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